soplón

Spanish

Etymology

Derived from sopl(ar) (“to blow”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈplon/ [soˈplõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: so‧plón

Noun

soplón m (plural soplones, feminine soplona, feminine plural soplonas)

1. snitch, whistle-blower, whistleblower, rat, stool pigeon, squealer, fink, informer, informant, tattler, grass (UK), stoolie, stooly

   Synonyms: chivato, informante

Derived terms

• soplonear

Further reading

• “soplón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10